22-23 Kalamazoo Civic Theatre - Side by Side by Sondheim -Program

THEATRE'S

OF

A Musical Entertainment

Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM

music by Leonard Bernstein, Mary Rodgers, Richard Rodgers, Jule Styne

by Ned Sherrin

Harold Prince in

with Ruth Mitchell

Comedy Tonight

Is In the Air

Tonight

Momma Was Married

Must Meet My Wife

The Little Things

Married Today

Musical Numbers

Act One

Ensemble

Ensemble

Ensemble

Diane, Anna

Tim, Kris

Donna, Gary

Tammy, David, Hal

Lou Can That Boy Foxtrot Donna, Kris

Remember

Another Hundred People

Marry Me A Little

Never Do Anything Twice

Girls

Ah Paree!

Ensemble

Colleen

Matt, Diane

Joseph

Kris

Norm

Colleen

Tim, Diane, Anna Broadway Baby Lou

Buddy’s Blues

Drive a Person Crazy

Anna, Colleen, Diane, Donna, Kris, Tammy

Everybody Says Don’t

Can Whistle

in the Clowns

Joseph, Tim, David

Gary

Colleen

We’re Gonna Be All Right Joseph, Donna

Boy Like That

Diane, Anna

Boy From

Gotta Get a

My Mind

Gonna

Still Here

Gary, Hal, Joseph, Lou, Matt, Norman, Tim

Kris Pretty Lady

Kris, Colleen, Donna

Colleen

Matt, David, Diane, Anna

Hal, Donna, Tammy

Ensemble Side by Side by Side Ensemble

Tammy Bailey Colleen Carpenter Norman Frazier

Diane Foghino Anna Halsey

Cast Hal Hobson Morse

Tim Kilmartin

Kris Naftel Lou Price Joseph Sablan

Accompanist

Sirasa Schonder

David Senecal Matt Schuster Gary Willoughby Donna Willoughby

Production Team

Humrichouser

Schonder

Humrichouser

Kaufman

McKenzie

Myny

A. Miller

Bartell

Brannan

Stahr

Jaeger

Townsend

Farley

Whistler

Mumma

Artis

Humrichouser

J. Hamilton

M. Zervic

Acknowledgements

Adopt a Show Board Member

Panico

E.

R. Bay

Lape-Shaub, Alan Moerdyk

We acknowledge that the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre occupies the ancestral lands of the Council of the Three Fires – the Ojibwe, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. We recognize and respect the Indigenous nations of the Great Lakes region, also known as the Anishinaabe (Ah-nish-nah-bay), as the stewards of this land and acknowledge the sacred lands of all Indigenous Peoples and their continued presence.

Meet the Cast

Tammy Bailey - This is the fifth Senior Readers show that I have performed since retiring from a 37-year career in manufacturing management. I have had the pleasure of working with a variety of talented performers, directors and choreographers in The World Goes ‘Round, The Civic In Song, Sounds of the 60’s and Pirates of Penzance, alongside the beloved Amy Lynch. Before auditioning at the Civic, my last performance had been playing Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun in 1975. I encourage anyone who has ever loved performing to audition with the Civic! My thanks to my husband, Bob, for supporting my love for theatre.

Colleen Carpenter is a Portage native, and is no stranger to the Performing Arts. She has bounced from costume design to pit orchestras, to leading roles and a couple of stints with local Jazz Bands. She is very excited to be back on stage, as she is freshly retired from her life long career as Co-Owner and Operator of Long Lake Roller Rink. Colleen would like to thank her husband Steve Ullrey, nieces Joanne, Andrea and Courtney for their love and support. These performances are dedicated to this amazing pair of men: “R and T” my Godfathers: David Reichard (1942-2017) and Del Thusius (19272013). "R and T" this one is for you!

Norman Frazier - Side by Side by Sondheim is Norman’s fifth appearance on the Kalamazoo Civic stage. Norman made his Civic debut in our production of Oklahoma! in 2016 and has also appeared in productions of Young Frankenstein, The 1940’s Radio Hour, and Xanadu. His favorite role to date was Ebenezer Scrooge performed in Paw Paw Village Player's production of A Christmas Carol. Aside from theatre, Norman enjoys golf, fantasy football, Disney, and spending time with his family.

Diane Foghino is a retired educator who has been active in community theatre for over forty years with the Three Rivers Community Players and the Kalamazoo Civic. She has served “in front of and in back of the house” as actor, director, choreographer, musician, and board member receiving the Community Theatre Association of Michigan’s Volunteer Service Award in 2004. Some of her favorite roles have been in Anything Goes (Reno Sweeney), Kiss Me Kate (Kate), and Hello Dolly (Mrs. Malloy). Civic audiences have seen her perform regularly in all our senior reader shows since Hooray for Hollywood in 2009. Diane has especially cherished the times performing with her children and grandchildren on stage over the years. “Thank you to my family and friends who have always supported me in my theatre fun!!”

Anna Halsey is a retired teacher and has lived in Kalamazoo her whole life. Her favorite role she has ever played was the Baroness Elsa in The Sound of Music with the Paw Paw Village Players. Other theater credits are Willy Wonka (grandmother, Comstock Community), Piece of My Heart (Whitney, Kalamazoo Civic Theatre), and several others, including Senior Reader’s Theatre music productions at the Civic. Through Anna’s participation with Civic, she has become friends with a wonderful group of ladies. Anna would like to thank her family for their support, including her children, Sarah and Geoffrey.

Meet the Cast

Hal Hobson-Morse is a graduate of the WMU Theatre department and has performed with the Civic for over 20 years in such shows as Hello, Dolly!, Rags, Mame, Fiddler on the Roof, Ragtime, Nuncrackers, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Arsenic and Old Lace, My Fair Lady and Sylvia. He created and directed five of our Senior Reader's Theatre musicals: Red, White and Blue, Vintage Vegas, Songs of the Silver Screen, Grand Ole Music, and Great American Songbook. He works as a Music Specialist at the Montessori School and directs adult pop vocal ensemble, Blendings, and composes and coordinates music for All Ears Theatre. "Many thanks to my husband, Peter, for his support through the years."

Tim Kilmartin has been active at the Civic since his role in the 2003 production of Footloose. Since then he has appeared in a number of shows, most recently as The Old Man in A Christmas Story: The Musical and John in Calendar Girls. He served on the Board of Directors including a term as President and is currently President of the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre Foundation.

Kris Naftel - First time with the Civic’s Senior Class Reader’s Theatre, I’m enjoying ensemble comradery after a two-year “lock-down”. My most recent appearance was a Frau Blucher in Mel Brook’s Young Frankenstein. I realized then, my life mission is helping people laugh. Past shows/roles that have sparked the most joy include the Civic’s Anything Goes (Bonnie), Pippin (Fastrada), Noises Off (Mrs. Clackett/Dotty Ottley; twice), Fools (Queen Mother); Royal Exhange Theater, Manchester, England, In the Boom Boom Room (Susan), New Vic Theater, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Patty) at Your Theatre, New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Lou Price is a local actor who has performed on most stages in the area as well as local commercial and film work, earned his theater degree from Western Michigan University, and has taught and directed drama for over 39 years. He has been featured as Dr Lyman Hall in 1776, Mr. Mushnik in Little shop of Horrors and Salty Jim in Escanaba in Love for Farmers Alley. He also appeared in the Civic's Lend Me a Tenor as Tito, and as Big Daddy in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof for which he was nominated for the Kalamazoo Civic's Excellence in Performance award. Lou received the Civic's Excellence in Performance Award for his portrayal of Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. When not on stage or in the classroom, you'll find Lou on his motorcycle, at the beach, or with his two grandsons

Joseph Sablan received his performance degrees in piano and voice from Sherwood Music School in Chicago. Member of the Lyric Opera of Chicago chorus for 24 seasons. As soloist and section leader of First Presbyterian Church, Evanston Il, he was featured in Handel's complete Messiah, Mozart Requiem, Bach's B Minor Mass, Mendelssohn's Elijah, . He performed Britten's Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings with the Guam Symphony Joseph & husband Richard moved to Kalamazoo in 2009 and has sung with the Kalamazoo Symphony Oorchestra, Bach Chorale and Kalamazoo Singers. He joined Civic Theatre' "Senior Class" for Vintage Vegas in 2012 His favorite role has been Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance.

David Senecal is a longtime Civic volunteer who appeared most recently in the Senior Class Reader's Theatre production of The Great American Songbook and in our recent production of My Fair Lady. He also appeared in the Senior Class production of Grand Ole Music. His favorite role to date though, was as Avram Cohen in Rags. David has also been seen at Farmers Alley Theatre, Celery Flats, and the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre.

Meet the Cast

Matt Schuster returns to the Civic Stage after appearing most recently as Lucky in Dames at Sea. Matt has been fortunate to appear on stage in the Chicago suburbs; Santa Barbara, CA; and Louisville, KY. Matt has enjoyed performing in several Sondheim shows including as Robert in Company and in the Quintet for A Little Night Music. Other favorite roles include the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz, Phil in White Christmas, and Bobby in Cabaret. When not on stage, Matt is the Executive Director of Public Media Network. Thank you to Jane and Trevor for your love and encouragement.

Gary Willoughby has been involved at the Civic since 2004 and considers it a second home. He loves doing theatre, especially with his wife Donna and daughter Amanda. A few of Gary's past Civic credits include War Paint (Pit Singer), Harvey (Wilson), Leaving Iowa (Dad) and his three most favorite, It's A Wonderful Life: The Musical (Henry Potter) and Sister Act, where he played Monsignor O'Hara alongside his wife, Donna, who played Mother Superior, and Dames at Sea (Henessey). When he's not on stage, he's a lay pastor in his church, sings in the choir, and is a major car guy who collects all kinds of cars, even the real ones!

Donna Willoughby - Over the years, I have had the wonderful opportunity to be cast in many shows at different venues, but my husband Gary, youngest daughter Amanda Lapekas, and I consider the Kalamazoo Civic our "home" stage.

Some particular roles that I have most enjoyed are, in no particular order, Mother Superior in Sister Act, Aunt Abby in Arsenic and Old Lace, Mabel in Pirates of Penzance in Concert, and Eulalie McKecknie Shinn in the Music Man

Outside of the theater, my husband I love to travel, being highly involved in our church life, and of course, enjoying spending time with both of our daughters and their families.

Meet the Production Team and Crew

Stacey Bartell (Properties Master) joined the Civic staff in 2005 and was named Properties Master in 2008. After earning her Bachelor's Degree in Technical Theatre from Lehigh University, she served as the Technical Director for the Shadowland Theatre in Ellenville, New York as well as Scenic Carpenter for Production Resource Group in New Windsor, New York. Stacy has created stunning and imaginative props for many Civic productions. Some of her favorite builds include: Smaug the Dragon for The Hobbit, the school desks for The Hundred Dresses and Chip's cart for Disney's Beauty and the Beast JR.

Brian R. Bay (A1 Operator) is a long-time resident of Kalamazoo and a veteran Civic volunteer, having participated in a dozen shows backstage, onstage and pre-production over the 39 years he's been involved here. His favorite Civic roles are Dennis Dupree in our 2018 production of Rock Of Ages, as Ensemble/Soloist for 2018's Sounds of the 60's and Annas in our 1996 production of Jesus Christ Superstar. His past shows include Taming of the Shrew (Gremio) and Annie (Bert Healy/Harold Ickes) at the Civic, and Danny McGuire in Xanadu (Kellogg Community College). Most importantly, he met his wife of 29 years during the 1987 production of The Music Man and enjoys doing shows with her.

Lisa Brannan (Stage Manager) joined the theatre scene as a way to share the experiences with her son, DJ, and now has identified a passion for backstage work and has found a theatre home at the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre. Lisa has been in the human resources field since graduating from Michigan State University in 1991 and has spent the last 20+ years as the Chief Human Resources Officer at Integrated Services of Kalamazoo. “I’d like to thank my son, DJ, for sharing your passion for the stage with me and inspiring me to get involved."

Ryan C. Burke (Scenic Carpenter/Floor/Fly Crew) has worked with the Croswell Opera House, the Goodman Theatre, and the Tibbits Opera House. Ryan is a graduate of Siena Heights University, where he received his BA in Theatre and Speech Communications. Isaac Byler (Assistant Stage Manager/Floor Manager) Isaac has been on the crew of many Civic Youth Theatre shows, most recently as an ASM for Seussical JR. He discovered his love of theater at a young age through the Civic's Academy of Theatre Arts, where he has especially enjoyed the summer musical theatre camps the last several years. As a 7th grader, Isaac plays flute in the school band and is in his 3rd year with Kalamazoo Children's Chorus. He also enjoys baking, cooking, and keeping up with his favorite Broadway stars.

Elvin E. East (Light Board Operator) has been involved in over sixty shows at the Civic over the past 16 years and is a talented stage manager and lightboard operator. His favorites have been the Shakespeare productions, Reader's Theatre, and Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical. When not at the Civic, he enjoys mysteries and raising donkeys. "Thanks to my wonderful wife, Pat Erwin, for her support and my freedom."

Olivia (liv) Farley (Audio Engineer) is a sound design student at western Michigan university who will be graduating in December 2022. They are very excited to be working at the civic and they hope you enjoy the show!

Meet the Production Team and Crew

Tony Humrichouser began his involvement with The Kalamazoo Civic Theatre in 1986, playing Eugene Morris Jerome in Brighton Beach Memoirs. After a long career as a performer and director in Chicago and New York City, he returned in 2018 to serve as the Artistic Director. He most recently directed Civic productions of Elf The Musical, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Tempest, and Almost Maine. His history with the Civic also includes directing critically numerous productions including Hello Dolly!, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!, War Paint, Irving Berlin's White Christmas, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, as well as Love Letters starring Edie Falco.

His performance credits include Jinx/Sparky in the Joseph Jefferson Award-Winning Chicago company of Forever Plaid, John Adams in 1776, Gabe in Dinner with Friends, Herald in Marat/Sade, and Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol at the Tony Award-winning Trinity Repertory Company. He most recently was seen as Bruce Bechdel in Fun Home and Leo Bloom in The Producers for Farmers Alley Theatre. Other credits include Gordon Schwinn in the Stage West Theatre Company's production of A New Brain as Malcolm McGregor in The Full Monty at The Des Moines Playhouse. Regional credits include Oscar in Sweet Charity, Lumiere in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Harold Bride in Titanic, Applegate in Damn Yankees, Hornbeck in Inherit The Wind, Cornelius Hackle in Hello Dolly, Noah in The Rainmaker, Ben Gant in Look Homeward, Angel, Otto Kringelein in Grand Hotel and Charlie in The Foreigner.

Regional directing credits include Camelot, Man of La Mancha, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, My Fair Lady, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Into the Woods, Anything Goes, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Brigadoon, State Fair, Godspell, Pippin, Blood Brothers, You Can't Take it With You, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Merrily We Roll Along, The Boy Friend, and Quilters. Humrichouser's New York production of

Company at Lincoln Center and directing The Other Steve and Edie starring Edie Falco and Stephen Wallem at The Laurie Beechman Theatre. Humrichouser holds a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre Performance from Western Michigan University and an M.F.A. in Acting from Rhode Island College. He is a graduate of the Trinity/Brown Consortium in Providence, RI, and a proud member of the Actors Equity Association.

Meet the Production Team and Crew

Stacey Jaeger (Production Stage Manager) is excited to have been hired at the Civic after her year as an intern. Originally from Iowa, where she grew up doing all things theatre, Stacey finished school at Beloit College before joining the Civic staff in 2021. Some of her favorite stage management experiences are productions of Twelfth Night in her hometown, The Moors at Beloit, and Murder on the Orient Express at the Civic. She'd like to thank her family for helping her get settled in the Kalamazoo area and a few of her mentors: Marina Bergenstock, Grant Freeman, Lisa Brannan, and Alicia Bailey.

Elaine Kaufman (Costume Designer) first joined the Civic staff in 1998 as our Costume Designer. She left to create her own custom clothing design business, Elaine K Designs which she has run for the past 18 years. She returned to the Civic as Costume Designer in 2018. She graduated from WMU with a degree in Fashion Design and has over 25 years of professional costume design working at almost every theatre in the Kalamazoo area including the Barn Theatre, 3-D Touring Productions, WMU Dance Dept., WMU Opera, Kalamazoo College Theatre Dept., Farmers Alley Theatre and many other freelance costume design projects. One of her favorite costuming experiences was creating the "creature costume" for a horror movie filmed in Kalamazoo. Outside of the theatre, Elaine enjoys the art of cheese making!

Graham Lape-Shaub (Follow Spot Operator) has a long list of Civic credits. Some of his favorite productions have been The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, A Musical Tale and Into the Woods. But his favorite role to date was serving as the Master Electrician on the CYT production of Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Crown Jewel. When not at the theatre, Graham enjoys sleeping, reading, music and video games.

Christopher Lewis (Scenic Carpenter) moved to Kalamazoo from Georgia in 2008. A graduate of Georgia Southern University with a BA in Fine Arts, Christopher has worked for the Averitt Center for the Arts. His favorite Civic productions include Cyrano, Jekyll & Hyde, the Musical and Legally Blonde, the Musical. In his free time, Christopher enjoys making props, woodworking, building puppets and working on "mad scientist" projects.

Delaney McKenzie (Lighting Designer) joined the Civic staff in 2018 as the Master Electrician and became the Resident Lighting and Sound Designer in 2020. She earned her BS in Theater: Design and Technology at Northwest Missouri State University and a MFA in Theater at Southern Illinois University where she specialized in Lighting Design. She has worked with the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, Endstation Theater Company, McLeod Summer Playhouse, and two years as the Lead Lighting Technician at Interlochen. Delaney had the pleasure of being Assistant Lighting Designer and Programmer for James Moody on Tartuffe at Southern Illinois University in 2016. Mr. Moody is the author of 'Concert Lighting: Techniques, Art, and Business', and an alumnus of SIU. Outside of the theatre, Delaney is a painter in her spare time, spending hours in her studio creating abstract art while listening to show tunes or Top Gear episodes. She also enjoys making jewelry (evolved from her time making costuming chainmail) and is learning to play guitar.

Meet the Production Team and Crew

Jacob Miller (Scenic Carpenter) graduated Grand Valley State University in 2020, earning his BA in Theatre and History and a minor in Music. He has worked at the Croswell Opera House, and the theatres at both Grandville and Vicksburg High School. In 2021, he made his Civic debut in The Tempest and worked as a Teaching Artist. In his free time Jacob still loves to act, traveling between Three Rivers and Grand Rapids for various projects.

Phillip A. Miller (Technical Director) has worked on every production we have produced since he joined the Civic staff in 2000. Prior to his arrival at the Civic, Phillip served as the Assistant Technical Director at the Barn Theatre and as a draftsman for the Children's Theatre Company and School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Additionally, Phillip was the Technical Assistant at Western Michigan University, while earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre Design and Technical Production.

Alan Moerdyk (Follow Spot Operator) is a retired software engineer who made his Civic debut in the Senior Class production of The Pirates of Penzance: In Concert and has appeared in Sounds of the 60's, Billy Elliot the Musical and The Civic in Song: 1929-2018. He recently worked on the crew for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and last season worked on the crew for Rock of Ages. Alan has also done Lighting and Scenic Design as well as performed for several theatres in Arizona.

Jacob Myny (Sound Designer) is excited for his very first season with the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre! Jacob is the resident sound designer here and comes from South Haven, MI. Jacob earned his BFA degree from Western Michigan University Theatre Department. He has traveled around working in New Hampshire, Florida, and Michigan. Some of his favorite previous works include, The Cake (The Naples Players), The Fantastics (Jean s Playhouse), and Much A Do About Nothing (Hope Summer Repertory Theatre). For more information about Jacob and his works visit his website: mynyinc.com

Sirasa Schonder (Music Director) made her Civic debut with Once On This Island in 2019. She has also worked on Pippi Longstocking, The World Goes Round, and 1940's Radio Hour. She holds a B.A. in Music as well as an M.D. (internal medicine). She has also served as music director for Mamma Mia! and The Wizard of Oz at Kindleberger Park Festival. She would like to thank Marie McColley-Kerstetter for her guidance and unwavering support. Special thanks also to Tony Humrichouser for this amazing opportunity.

RJ Soule (Follow Spot Operator) Originally from Jackson, Michigan, R.J. has lived in Kalamazoo since 1987 and has been involved in many shows, on-stage and behind the scenes, at the Civic. You may have recently seen him in the Civic's productions of War Paint, Hello, Dolly, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!. His favorite role he's ever performed was Henry Edsel Ford in Romance Guaranteed. Besides theatre, in his free time R.J. enjoys mountain hiking and photography.

Meet the Production Team and Crew

Jacki Stahr (Assistant Stage Manager) is a multi-talented volunteer who has worked backstage, in the Civic office, and was recently seen in Oklahoma! as Aunt Eller (her favorite!). Jacki also directed our CYT productions Stuart Little, Anne of Green Gables and Madagascar JR. A Special Education teacher at Gull Lake High School, Jacki loves working with the young people of The Penguin Project.

George Townsend (Assistant Lighting Designer) is a graduate of Adrian College in Michigan with a Bachelor's in Theatre. Some notable appearances include lighting musicals such as A New Brain and Western Civilization: Abridged as well as acting in Tartuffe and Silent Sky. He is excited be a part of The Civic for the upcoming season!

About The Authors

STEPHEN SONDHEIM wrote the music and lyrics for Saturday Night (1954), A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (1962), ANYONE CAN WHISTLE (1964), COMPANY (1970), FOLLIES (1971), A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (1973), THE FROGS (1974), PACIFIC OVERTURES (1976), SWEENEY TODD (1979), MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (1981), SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE (1984), INTO THE WOODS (1987), ASSASSINS (1991), PASSION (1994) and ROAD SHOW (2008) as well as lyrics for WEST SIDE STORY (1957), GYPSY (1959) and DO I HEAR A WALTZ? (1965) and additional lyrics for CANDIDE (1973). Anthologies of his work include SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM (1976), MARRY ME A LITTLE (1981), YOU'RE GONNA LOVE TOMORROW (1983), PUTTING IT TOGETHER (1993/99) and SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM (2010). He composed the scores of the films "Stavisky" (1974) and "Reds" (1981) and songs for "Dick Tracy" (1990) and the television production "Evening Primrose" (1966). His collected lyrics with attendant essays have been published in two volumes: "Finishing the Hat" (2010) and "Look, I Made A Hat" (2011). In 2010 Broadway's Henry Miller's Theatre was renamed The Stephen Sondheim Theatre in his honour; in 2019, London's Queens Theatre was also renamed the Sondheim.

About The Authors

Leonard Bernstein was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He took piano lessons as a boy and attended the Garrison and Boston Latin Schools. At Harvard University, he studied with Walter Piston, Edward Burlingame-Hill, and A. Tillman Merritt, among others. Before graduating in 1939, he made an unofficial conducting debut with his own incidental music to The Birds, and directed and performed in Marc Blitzstein's The Cradle Will Rock. Then at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, he studied piano with Isabella Vengerova, conducting with Fritz Reiner, and orchestration with Randall Thompson. In 1940, he studied at the Boston Symphony Orchestra's newly created summer institute, Tanglewood, with the orchestra's conductor, Serge Koussevitzky. Bernstein later became Koussevitzky's conducting assistant.

Bernstein was appointed to his first permanent conducting post in 1943, as Assistant Conductor of the New York Philharmonic. On November 14, 1943, Bernstein substituted on a few hours notice for the ailing Bruno Walter at a Carnegie Hall concert, which was broadcast nationally on radio, receiving critical acclaim. Soon orchestras worldwide sought him out as a guest conductor.

In 1945 he was appointed Music Director of the New York City Symphony Orchestra, a post he held until 1947. After Serge Koussevitzky died in 1951, Bernstein headed the orchestral and conducting departments at Tanglewood, teaching there for many years. In 1951 he married the Chilean actress and pianist, Felicia Montealegre. He was also visiting music professor, and head of the Creative Arts Festivals at Brandeis University in the early 1950s.

Bernstein became Music Director of the New York Philharmonic in 1958. From then until 1969 he led more concerts with the orchestra than any previous conductor. He subsequently held the lifetime title of Laureate Conductor, making frequent guest appearances with the orchestra. More than half of Bernstein's 400-plus recordings were made with the New York Philharmonic.

Bernstein traveled the world as a conductor. Immediately after World War II, in 1946, he conducted in London and at the International Music Festival in Prague. In 1947 he conducted in Tel Aviv, beginning a relationship with Israel that lasted until his death. In 1953, Bernstein was the first American to conduct opera at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan: Cherubini's Medea with Maria Callas.

Bernstein was a leading advocate of American composers, particularly Aaron Copland. The two remained close friends for life. As a young pianist, Bernstein performed Copland's "Piano Variations" so often he considered the composition his trademark. Bernstein programmed and recorded nearly all of the Copland orchestral works --many of them twice. He devoted several televised "Young People's Concerts" to Copland, and gave the premiere of Copland's "Connotations," commissioned for the opening of Philharmonic Hall (now Avery Fisher Hall) at Lincoln Center in 1962.

While Bernstein's conducting repertoire encompassed the standard literature, he may be best remembered for his performances and recordings of Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, Sibelius and Mahler. Particularly notable were his performances of the Mahler symphonies with the New York Philharmonic in the 1960s, sparking a renewed interest in the works of Mahler.

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Inspired by his Jewish heritage, Bernstein completed his first large-scale work: Symphony No. 1: "Jeremiah." (1943). The piece was first performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in 1944, conducted by the composer, and received the New York Music Critics' Award. Koussevitzky premiered Bernstein's Symphony No. 2: "The Age of Anxiety" with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Bernstein as piano soloist. His Symphony No. 3: "Kaddish," composed in 1963, was premiered by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. "Kaddish" is dedicated "To the Beloved Memory of John F. Kennedy." Other major compositions by Bernstein include "Prelude, Fugue and Riffs" for solo clarinet and jazz ensemble (1949); "Serenade" for violin, strings and percussion, (1954); "Symphonic Dances from West Side Story," (1960); "Chichester Psalms" for chorus, boy soprano and orchestra (1965); "Mass: A Theater Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers," commissioned for the opening of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, and first produced there in 1971; "Songfest" a song cycle for six singers and orchestra (1977); "Divertimento," for orchestra (1980); "Halil," for solo flute and small orchestra (1981); "Touches," for solo piano (1981); "Missa Brevis" for singers and percussion (1988); "Thirteen Anniversaries" for solo piano (1988); "Concerto for Orchestra: Jubilee Games," (1989); and "Arias and Barcarolles" for two singers and piano duet (1988). Bernstein also wrote a one-act opera, "Trouble in Tahiti," in 1952, and its sequel, the three-act opera, "A Quiet Place" in 1983. He collaborated with choreographer Jerome Robbins on three major ballets: "Fancy Free" (1944) and "Facsimile" (1946) for the American Ballet theater; and "Dybbuk" (1975) for the New York City Ballet. He composed the score for the award-winning movie "On the Waterfront" (1954) and incidental music for two Broadway plays: "Peter Pan" (1950) and "The Lark" (1955). Bernstein contributed substantially to the Broadway musical stage. He collaborated with Betty Comden and Adolph Green on "On The Town" (1944) and "Wonderful Town" (1953). In collaboration with Richard Wilbur and Lillian Hellman and others he wrote "Candide" (1956). Other versions of "Candide" were written in association with Hugh Wheeler, Stephen Sondheim et al. In 1957 he again collaborated with Jerome Robbins, Stephen Sondheim, and Arthur Laurents, on the landmark musical "West Side Story," also made into the Academy Award-winning film. In 1976 Bernstein and Alan Jay Lerner wrote "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue."

Festivals of Bernstein's music have been produced throughout the world. In 1978 the Israel Philharmonic sponsored a festival commemorating his years of dedication to Israel. The Israel Philharmonic also bestowed on him the lifetime title of Laureate Conductor in 1988. In 1986 the London Symphony Orchestra and the Barbican Centre produced a Bernstein Festival. The London Symphony Orchestra in 1987 named him Honorary President. In 1989 the city of Bonn presented a Beethoven/Bernstein Festival.

In 1985 the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences honored Mr. Bernstein with the Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award. He won eleven Emmy Awards in his career. His televised concert and lecture series started with the "Omnibus" program in 1954, followed by the extraordinary "Young People's Concerts with the New York Philharmonic," in 1958 that extended over fourteen seasons. Among his many appearances on the PBS series "Great Performances" was the eleven-part acclaimed "Bernstein's Beethoven." In 1989, Bernstein and others commemorated the 1939 invasion of Poland in a worldwide telecast from Warsaw.

About The Authors

Bernstein's writings were published in "the Joy of Music" (1959), "Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts"(1961), "The Infinite Variety of Music" (1966), and "Findings" (1982). Each has been widely translated. He gave six lectures at Harvard University in 1972-1973 as the Charles Eliot Norton Professor of Poetry. These lectures were subsequently published and televised as "The Unanswered Question."

Bernstein always rejoiced in opportunities to teach young musicians. His master classes at Tanglewood were famous. He was instrumental in founding the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute in 1982. He helped create a world class training orchestra at the Schleswig Holstein Music Festival. He founded the Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo, Japan. Modeled after Tanglewood, this international festival was the first of its kind in Asia and continues to this day.

Bernstein received many honors. He was elected in 1981 to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, which gave him a Gold Medal. The National Fellowship Award in 1985 applauded his life-long support of humanitarian causes. He received the MacDowell Colony's Gold Medal; medals from the Beethoven Society and the Mahler Gesellschaft; the Handel Medallion, New York City's highest honor for the arts; a Tony award (1969) for Distinguished Achievement in the Theater; and dozens of honorary degrees and awards from colleges and universities. He was presented ceremonial keys to the cities of Oslo, Vienna, Bersheeva and the village of Bernstein, Austria, among others. National honors came from Italy, Israel, Mexico, Denmark, Germany (the Great Merit Cross), and France (Chevalier, Officer and Commandeur of the Legion d'Honneur). He received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1980. World peace was a particular concern of Bernstein. Speaking at Johns Hopkins University in 1980 and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York in 1983, he described his vision of global harmony. His "Journey for Peace" tour to Athens and Hiroshima with the European Community Orchestra in 1985, commemorated the 40th anniversary of the atom bomb. In December 1989, Bernstein conducted the historic "Berlin Celebration Concerts" on both sides of the Berlin Wall, as it was being dismantled. The concerts were unprecedented gestures of cooperation, the musicians representing the former East Germany, West Germany, and the four powers that had partitioned Berlin after World War II. Bernstein supported Amnesty International from its inception. To benefit the effort in 1987, he established the Felicia Montealegre Fund in memory of his wife who died in 1978.

In 1990, Bernstein received the Praemium Imperiale, an international prize created in 1988 by the Japan Arts Association and awarded for lifetime achievement in the arts. Bernstein used the $100,000 prize to establish The Bernstein Education Through the Arts (BETA) Fund, Inc. before his death on October 14, 1990.

Bernstein was the father of three children -- Jamie, Alexander, and Nina -- and the grandfather of four: Francisca, Evan, Anya and Anna.

About The Authors

Mary Rodgers' credits as a composer began with the B'way production of Once Upon a Mattress in 1959 and continued with Hot Spot, The Mad Show, Working, The Griffin and the Minor Canon, and scores for the Bil Baird Marionettes and Theatreworks/ USA. Her musicals have also been celebrated in a revue, Hey, Love. She is a popular author of fiction for young people, most notably the 1972 novel Freaky Friday, which was made into a Disney Studios motion picture (with a screenplay by Rodgers), a Theatre Works/USA musical (composed by Rodgers) and an ABC TV remake. Mary Rodgers is Chairman of the Board of the Juilliard School, on the Board of ASCAP, and on the Council of the Dramatists Guild.

Richard Rodgers (June 18, 1902 - December 30, 1979) was one of the great composers of musical theater, best known for his song writing partnerships with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. He received countless awards including Pulitzers, Tonys, Oscars, Grammys and Emmys. He wrote more than 900 published songs, and forty Broadway musicals. Born in New York City, Rodgers attended the same public school as Bennett Cerf, and studied at Columbia University where he met the lyricist, Lorenz Hart In the 1920s and 1930s, Rodgers and Hart produced numerous successful musical comedies, including: THE GARRICK GAIETIES (1925 26), DEAREST ENEMY (1925), A CONNECTICUT YANKEE (1927), ON YOUR TOES (1936), BABES IN ARMS (1937), I'D RATHER BE RIGHT (1937), I MARRIED AN ANGEL (1938), THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE (1938), TOO MANY GIRLS (1939), HIGHER AND HIGHER (1940), and PAL JOEY (1940) Their partnership came to an end with the death of Lorenz Hart in 1943

Rodgers, who had anticipated the end of the partnership, then began working with Oscar Hammerstein II, already a successful lyricist who had worked with Jerome Kern and others. Their first musical, OKLAHOMA! (1943), was ground breaking, and marked the beginning of the most successful partnership in Broadway musical history. This was followed by CAROOUSEL (1945), ALLEGRO (1947), SOUTH PACIFIC (1949), THE KING AND I (1951), ME AND JULIET (1953), PIPE DREAM (1955), FLOWER DRUM SONG (1958) and THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1959) The Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals earned a total of 34 Tony Awards, 15 Academy Awards, two Pulitzer Prizes, two Grammy Awards and 2 Emmy Awards. During this period, Rodgers also had one major solo project, writing the score to the NBC TV documentary series VICTORY AT SEA. After Hammerstein's death in 1960, Rodgers continued to write music for Broadway. His solo career includes the music for NO STRINGS (1962), DO I HEAR A WALTZ? (1965), TWO BY TWO (1970), REX (1976) and I REMEMBER MAMA (1979). For the film version of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, he solo-wrote two songs: "I Have Confidence" and "Something Good", that had not appeared in the stage show. Richard Rodgers died at his home in New York City at the age of 77.

In 1990 he was honored posthumously when the 46th Street Theatre was renamed The Richard Rodgers Theatre

Rodgers was an abrasive personality, not universally popular Stephen Sondheim, who had worked separately with both Rodgers and Hammerstein, described Hammerstein as "a man of limited ability and infinite soul" and Rodgers as "a man of infinite ability and limited soul".

Rodgers' daughter, Mary, became a musical theater composer and an author of children's books: her son (Richard Rodgers' grandson), Adam Guettel, is a musical theater composer.

About The Authors

JULE STYNE made B'way sing for 50 years as composer of High Button Shoes; Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; Two on the Aisle; Hazel Flagg; Gypsy; Peter Pan; Bells Are Ringing; Say Darling; Do Re Mi; Subways Are for Sleeping; Funny Girl; Fade Out-Fade In; Arturo Ui (the dramatic score); Hallelujah, Baby!; Red Shoes; Darling of the Day; Lorelei; and Sugar. His many film scores include Anchors Aweigh and My Sister Eileen as well as the title song of Three Coins in the Fountain. His songbook includes the standards "All I Need Is the Girl," "I Don't Want to Walk Without You," "Just in Time," "People," "I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry," "Everything's Coming Up Roses," "I Fall in Love Too Easily," "Small World" and "Time After Time." He is a member of the Songwriter's and Theatre Halls of Fame; a 1990 Kennedy Center Honoree; and the winner of two Grammys, an Oscar for "Three Coins in the Fountain," an Emmy, the Donaldson Award, and the Drama Critics Award as a producer. The following lyric writers have collaborated with Mr. Styne: Frank Loesser, Sammy Cahn, Leo Robbin, Bob Hilliard, E. Y. Harburg, Stephen Sondheim, Susan Birkenhead, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and Bob Merrill. Mr. Styne served on the Dramatists Guild Council and has been a member of ASCAP for more than 50 years.

Ned Sherrin (born 18 February 1931 in Somerset, England) is a broadcaster, author and stage director.

Although he trained as a lawyer at Oxford University he became involved in theatre and joined British television at the founding of independent television in 1956, producing shows for ATV in Birmingham. Specialising in satirical shows, he has since worked extensively in film production and television, in 1960 being responsible for the first satirical television series, THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS starring David Frost and Millicent Martin. His other shows and films have included UP POMPEII, THE VIRGIN SOLDIERS and UP THE JUNCTION.

Sherrin has produced and directed numerous theatre productions in London's West End, including the landmark musical, SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM. He received an Olivier Award for directing the Ratepayer Theatre's production of IOLANTHE.

He currently presents LOOSE ENDS and COUNTERPOINT on BBC Radio 4.

About Music Theatre International (MTI)

Music Theatre International (MTI) is one of the world's leading theatrical licensing agencies, granting theatres from around the world the rights to perform the greatest selection of musicals from Broadway and beyond. Founded in 1952 by composer Frank Loesser and orchestrator Don Walker, MTI is a driving force in advancing musical theatre as a vibrant and engaging art form.

MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writers of these musicals to provide official scripts, musical materials and dynamic theatrical resources to over 100,000 professional, community and school theatres in the US and in over 150 countries worldwide.

MTI is particularly dedicated to educational theatre, and has created special collections to meet the needs of various types of performers and audiences. MTI’s Broadway Junior™ shows are 30- and 60minute musicals for performance by elementary and middle school-aged performers, while MTI’s School Editions are musicals annotated for performance by high school students.

MTI maintains its global headquarters in New York City with additional offices in London (MTI Europe) and Melbourne (MTI Australasia).

Our Volunteers

We would not exist without the generous gift of time and talent provided by our Volunteers. The following Volunteers stuck with us during one of our most challenging times and we are forever grateful. Please join us in thanking these Volunteers who shared their time and talent from June, 2022 to September 28, 2022.

Debra Abel

Max Achenbach

Aaliyah Adbul-Mutakallim

Sophia Adkins

Noah Aiello

Sarah Aiello

Amy Alexander

Dannie Alexander Kris Allemang Stahl

Matthew Alonso

Kristin Anderson Richard Anderson Mike Artis

Lara Arugasian

Hazel Arugaslan

Emily Awe

Gail Ann Ayres

Bailey Baas

Joyce Babbitt Kailyan Bachman

Kailynn Bachman

Felix Bahrou

Sabine Bahrou Tammy Bailey Susan Baker Cindy Barres

Stacy Bartell

Brooke Batsie

Brian R. Bay

Martha Bay Ashley Beach

Lori Beason

Judy Rene Belland Brooke Bennett Ellen Bennett

Isabelle Beuving-Sutton Naveen Bhatt

Riya Bhatt

Renee Birchmeier

Landen Birchmeier

Stefani Bishop

Christopher Blades

Jesse Bowman

Steven Boysen

Liam Braun

Lisa Brannan

Kathy Breyfogle

Landon Brichmeier

Jacklyn Brickman

Adalyn Brown

Lynneea Brown Nathan Brown Elizabeth Brubaker

Alia Bruey

Jordan Bruner

Ondrea Brussee Peter Bryant

Grace Bryant McLaughlin Zyen Buchanan Dharma Buhrman

Ryan C Burke

Jacob Burrell

Isaac Byler

Janine Byler

Penny Cadwell

Anna Cafagna Annie Campbell Shannon Canuelle Cam Cardani Carmeron Carolani

Colleen Carpenter Stephanie Carter

Laura Cathcart

Joshua Cavalli

Kim Chandler Paula Chester Stacy Childs

Paula Chomis

Gail Ann Clark

Elva Clayborn

Mitchell A. Cohn

Margaret Combes

"Peggy" Margaret Combes

Tamara Cooper

Jazz Coston Keith Coston

Janine Cotugno Timothy Cox Owen Charles Cramer

Aida Curtis

Gail Ellen Curtis Dylan Curtis Emerson Curtis

Jacqueline(Jaci) Dalke Veronica Dark Robert Davidson

Asa Davis

Ashley Marie Davis Braeden Davis Chloe Davis

Julie Davis

Oscar (Ozzie) Davis Julie Davis Dawn Deluca Isaac Deluca Richard Deluca Denise DeVoll

Ricky DeVore Anna DeYoung Nichole Dickerson

Linda Dickey

Anneka Doorn Kendall Douglas Kate Duffy Molly Duffy Riley Duffy Brian Duguay

Courtney Elisabeth Dykman

Sofie Dykstra

Our Volunteers

Elvin E. East

Joni Edwards

Merinda Edwards

Ryan Robert Egeler

Kim Elliott

Sidney Ellis

Molly Endres

Patricia Erwin

Rui Eslick

Olivia Farley

Renae C Feldpausch

Emma Fergusson

Brendan Flack

Cynthia Marie Fleck

Aedan Fogarty

Meaghan Fogarty

Jemma Fowler

Max Fraser Cheryl Frazier

Grace Frazier Norman Frazier Sarah Frazier

Aiden Freeman-Piper

Caelyn French Avery Fulling

Wendy Sue Gager

Elsie Gale

August Gallagher

Gopala Krishna Ganta

Christopher Arthur Garrett

Ava Garrison

Jessi Gates

Madison Gates

Scott Lee Gates

James H. Geary

Vincent Giannecchini

Journey Godfrey Phillip Godfrey

Rosie Goldstein

Brenda Gonyer

Joshua Gonyer

Lisa Grace

Connie Graham

Bentley Greenberger

Mahalia Reign

Lauren Hageman

Rachel Hageman

Josh Hagemann

Ethan Haley

Krista Haley

Isaac Haller

Anna Halsey

Sofia Hameed

Anthony J. Hamilton Erika Hamlet

Angel Hannapel Ashley Hanson Lori Hanson

Avery Harrigan Sydney Harrison Lori Hatfield Nora Hauk

Jeff Havens Niko Hawthorne Hannah Heckman

Jessica Heckman Nathan Heckman Nate Heid

Raquel Hellenga Annabel Hemmer

Kenneth S Hemminger Abraham Hempel

Megan Henderson Davis Henderson Samantha (Sam) Herron

Kyle Hibbard

Emily Hickman

Lisa Hickman

Lilia Hinson

Hal Hobson Morse Ken Holda

Jane Holewa

Marshall Holmer Kevin Hopp

Avery Horrigan

Leah Howard

Owen Howard

Alex Hubbard

Dynasty Huckleby

MacKenzie Huffman

Tony Humrichouser

Cynthia Hunter

Erin Hunter

Georgia Hutton

Elia Ingerham

Lou Irwin Jr.

Christopher Jackson

Stacey Jaeger

Andy Johnson

Eric Alan Johnson

Sammy Johnson Ryan Johnson Andy Johnson

Caleb Johnson

Kathryn M. Jones

Kaia Jordan

Tina Jordan

Atlas Kaeding Elijah Kaeding

Emmet Kash Erin Kash Elaine Kauffman Allison Taylor Keffer

V. Keithley

Vicki Keithley

Jeyvona Kelley

Emily Kelly

Faye Kennedy Marie McColley Kerstetter

Deb Killarney

Timothy Kilmartin

Gerald King

Kiera King

Margaret King Logan Kissinger

Lexi Klapp

Andy Knibloe

Carly Koch

Vicki Konzen

Katherine (Katie) Kosko

Gopala Krishna Isaac Kuder

Our Volunteers

David Kyhn

Cody Lam

Laura Lam

Emily Lancaster

Hayden Lane-Davies

Amanda Lapekas

Deb LaRoy

Allison Lay

Amy K. Leskowski

Jack Leskowski

Sydney Leskowski

Trevor Leskowski

Christopher Lewis Sydney Lewis

James Lindahl

Teresa Lindahl

Asa Lindbloom

Yacine Lo

Lars J. Loofboro Celeste Loser Carrie Lyon David Mahon

Angela Mammel

Amy Martin

Ethan Joshua Martin

Maggie Martin

Oakley Martinek Hollis Masterson

Amy Mastin

SueAnn Mater

Sarah McAnelly Ivy McCord

Adam Nicholas McCoy

Macy McCreary Macy McCreary

Colleen McGilton

Delaney McKenzie

Ashley McPheters

Benjamin McVay

Barbara Meskin

Evie Meskin

Bernice Mike

Katerina Mikhailova

AnnMarie Miller

Elizabeth Miller

Jacob Miller

Phillip A. Miller

Skye Elizabeth Miller

Valerie Miller

nancy miller

Barbara Minar

Desmond Mitchell Isaac Mitchell

Torri Jo Mitchell Alan Moerdyk

Rick Moll

Aleyca Morey Tracy Morton Eloise Mott

Camryn Mouly Denene Mulay Koch Justin Muse Chloe Myner Jaycee Myner Jacob Myny Kris Naftel

Aria Nahavandi Elizabeth Nahavandi Michael Nangle Pollyann Nee Layla Nelson Dan Newlon Karen Newlon Isobel Newman Lisa Newman Laurie Nic Haley Nickert Kathy Niemann Jennifer Nitz Olivia Nitz Mandana Nordbrock Autumn Norris Derrick Norris Heather Norris Riglee Nower David Noyes

Lilia Oldenburg

Jill Ongley

Martha Jean Overholt

Saoirse Paavola

Tallulah Paavola

Chloe Mae Page

Maggie Paloucek

Katrina Pandya

Kritika Pandya

Russell Panico

Nick Pappas

Kristin Parish

Elijah M. Parker

Vrunda Patel

Ashley Patti

Joanne Pederson

Kaitlyn Pederson

Meghan Peot Liz Peot

Ava Peterson

sharon Peterson Scott Peterson Martina Peter-Sparling

Robert Piellusch Rick Place

Etta Poer

Nicole Poer

Elizabeth Poet

Ciara Pogue

Aaron Potter

Andi Potter

Sarah Pressley

Ashley Danielle Preston

Lou Price

Sophie Price

Kiera Queen

Libby Rachel

Delma Radford

Alyssandra Radford Nick Rankin

Mary Redmon

Kaleah M. Reese Ethel Resh

Bobalee Rethard

Cait Rickert

Isaac Rickert

Our Volunteers

Jeremy Riddle

Milly Riddle

Kimberly Ridley

Eli Riley-Spreitzer

Rebecca Riley-Spreitzer

Elizabeth M Riley-Spreitzer

Renae Rizor

Carl Roberts

Susy Rodriguez

Jennifer Roelof

Kate Roelof

Jennifer Roelof

Natalie Rolfe

Madeline Rose

Ophelia Rose

David Ross Isabel Ross Daniel Rozmys

Marin Rozmys

Viktor Rozmys

Emma Russey

Joseph Sablan

Ashley Saddler

Priya Sajive

Helena Salt

Cathy Schmidt

Cathy Schmitt

Daniel Schubkegel

Jane Schuster

Matthew Schuster

Trevor Schuster

Kim Seeley

Lexy Seelye

Alyssandra Seinna Radford

David L. Senecal

Catherine Seno

Ali Sharief

Paula Shelhamer

Rhasheda Shepherd

Delaney Shepich

Robyn Shepich

Sara Sherman

Lynn Shiftlea

Reed Shilts

Alexia Shock

Wendy Sue Sinicki

Gary B Skidmore

Aster Smith

Julie Smith Maria Smith

Terra Smith

Nancy Smoker

Phillip A. Smoker

Gail Snyder

RJ Soule`

Oliver Sparling

Todd Spratt Fiona Springsteen

Trevor Stafanick

Jacki Stahr

Martina Stanelle

Tina Stanelle

Gwen Stephan Courtney Stewart Ivy Stewart

Zoe Stewart

Carlee Stoker Aidan Stolsky

Nora Strazdas

Jen Stroven

Mia Stroven

Elaine Stryker

Gail Stults

Nolon Surach

Nolan Surach

Sandra Tarnowski

Katy TerBerg

Patricia Terwilliger

Robert Terwilliger

Ellen Terzino

Maddy Tessmer

Mary Teutsch

John Thierwechter

Alydia Thom

Miriam Thomas

Dr. Quincy Thomas

Zac Thompson

Hailee Torian

George Townsend

Krista Trewhella

Uriah Trewhella

Rylynn Trewhella Silber

Connor Tuin

Kris Tyrrell

Nathan Paul Vanderwerf

Laura A. VanOrman

Robert Vergeson

Devon Volz

Veda Volz

Leland Wagner

Margaret Walker

Marlita Walker

Meadow Walsh

Meagan Walsh

Winter Walsh

Sandra Walters

Madison Warnke

Kennedy Warren

Jan Watson

Jared Watson

Jan Watson

Ava Wegmeyer

Sharon Weissmann

Hana Westrick

Elva Christine Whaley

Nick Wheeler

Wendy Wheeler

Ian Whistler

Jillian Wibert

Kathleen Wiedmayer

Judy Wilcox

Jennifer Williams

Jesse Williams

Kai "Ryan" Williams

Candace Williams

Makiyah Williams

Katerina Willis

Donna Willoughby

Gary Willoughby

Paul Wills

Patricia Wills

Sarah Wisser

Our Volunteers

Aubrie Witt Brandon Wolfgang Jihan Ain Young Maggie Zahrai

Alyssa Zamora Laura Zervic Ben Zylman

Our Benefactors

As a not for profit organization, we are indebted to the generosity of our supporting foundations, businesses, organizations, families and friends. We wish to recognize those who have made contributions to the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre between June 1, 2022 and October 4, 2022, including those who wish to remain anonymous. We thank you for your continued support.

Foundations

The Burdick-Thorne Foundation

Dorothy U. Dalton Foundation

Eaton Corporation Matching Gifts Program

ENNA Foundation

The Gary Sisters Foundation

Harold and Grace Upjohn Foundation

IBM International Foundation

John G. & Kathryn S. Polzin Fund for the Musical & Dramatic Arts

Kalamazoo Community Foundation

Marvin and Rosalie Okun Foundation

Michigan Arts & Cultural Council

Mike and Sharon Seelye Family Foundation

Naomi Stucki Civic Theatre Fund

National Endowment for the Arts

Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program

Richard N. Percy Memorial Fund

Suzanne Upjohn Delano Parish Foundation

Timothy & Joy Light Fund

Tyler Little Family Foundation

Suzanne U.D. Parish Foundation

Businesses and Organizations

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

($2,500 - $4,999)

The Burdick-Thorne Foundation

CHORUS MEMBER

($250- $499)

Miller Foundation

In Kind Contributions

Lisa Abbott Lou Irwin, Jr Dusti Morton Kristin Tyrrell

American Legion Post 36

PATRON

($1 - $249)

American Legion Post 36

Bronson Healthcare Group

Harding's Family Markets

Sons of Norway - Askeladden Lodge

Tibbitts and Associates, PLC

In Memory Of

DELORES GAUTHIER

Marion Gauthier

The Schuemann Family

ROOKIE LESKOWSKI

Hobbes Davis

MARGARET "PEG" SMALL

Ben Zylman

CYNTHIA STECH

Preston and Staci Stech

JOHN C. "JACK" WATTLES

Jeannie Affelder and Jeff Weissglass

Bronson Healthcare Group

Ric and Linda Brown

Maggie and Barry Cain

The Fowler Family

Thomas M. King

Linda R. Lucks

Carolyn J. Obrien

Fred and Celeste Statler

Joe and Leah Walters

James S. and Sheila Ware

Lucy Welch

Joseph Weller

Mike and Sharon Seelye Family Foundation

Tyler Little Family Foundation

Ben Zylman

In Honor Of

SANDRA GAGIE

Tyler Little Family Foundation

CHARLOTTE ZERVIC

Heather Shinpaugh

Our Benefactors

PRODUCER

($5,000 - $74,999)

Eugene Wu

DIRECTOR

($2,500 - $4,999)

Art Nemitz

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

($1,000 - $2,499)

Reed and Dawn Shilts

Cliff and Ruth Tallman

STAR

($500 - $999)

Carol Haenicke

Dennis and Susan Hollar

C.B. Knappen III

James S. and Sheila Ware

SUPPORTING PLAYER

($250 - $499)

Gary Chartrand

Joe Dill

Ben Zylman

CHORUS MEMBER

($100 - $249)

E. Akehurst

Ric and Linda Brown Nancy Ford Charles

Steve and Deb Cronkite

Shelly and Dave Dart

Hobbes Davis Elaine Fluck

Marion Gauthier Kay and Bill Hanson

Dr. Joseph Keller Keithley Peter Kobrak

Robert and Mary Lawrence

Linda R. Lucks

Barb Menlen

AnnMarie Miller

Valerie Miller

CHORUS MEMBER

($100 - $249)

Carolyn J. Obrien

David and Carol Overton

Russell Thomas Panico

Ken Penn and Pam Shebest Frank and Lois Plaver

The Fowler Family Joseph Sablan

Erin Schuler

Fred and Celeste Statler

Preston and Staci Stech Linda Stieve and Dan Coyne Linda Teare

Joe and Leah Walters Lucy Welch

PATRON

($1 - $99)

Jennifer Allen Mrs. Mary Artis Daniel Bair Mary Boling Bill and Judy Brewer Jean A. Brodie

Danielle Bryant-McLaughlin Maggie and Barry Cain Donald Cheeseman Deb Rose Chromik

Frank and Shirley Cody Paul Costanzo Kathy Creek

Gary and Ruth Ann Dare Monica Davis-Cruz Ronald and Carol DeRuiter William A. DeVore Karen Dirst Mary Doud Carrie Doyle Carol A. Eddy Nikki J. Elrod Lenore M. Elsener Greg and Erin Erb

PATRON

($1 - $99)

Joe Fakhoury

Mark and Renae Feldpausch

Cierra Ferrill

Amy Fisher

Coral J. Fry & Frederick Pattee

Marilyn Gayda

Sydney R. Harrison Nathan Hawthorne

Michael Horrigan

Suzanne M. Horrigan

Elizabeth Horton Mary Ann Keane

Pauline J. Keiser Linda M. Kerr Thomas M. King Sylvia Kline

Dixie Kovach

Emily Lawing James Loiselle Thomas Lothamer Brian Magnuson Amy Martin-Paavola

Denny and Sherry Mattingly Megan Maxwell Joyce McNally David Peters

Judy S. Pressley Sarah Pressley Barbara Ray Caren Ray Mark and Jill Reid Rachel Roe Pierce Rouse Bruce Rowe Dona Satir Paul and Donna Schonveld

The Schuemann Family Ann and Nick Shepich Pat Shiley

Heather Shinpaugh

Erika Shoemaker Madison Solomon

Our Benefactors

PATRON

($1 - $99)

Mary Elizabeth Stahl

Michelle Stanton

Jochanan and Mabel Stenesh

Gwen E. Stephan

Christopher and Jullea Stolsky

Helen Stoy

Hailey Marie Taylor

James and Marcene Telfer

Rachael Volpe

Priscilla L. Watson

Joanie Weaver

Joseph Weller

Mary White

Lori Beth Wilgenhof

Gary and Donna Willoughby

Misti Yoder

Julia Young

Dannie

of

Foundation Board of Trustees

Dannie Alexander

Breyfogle

James M.

Shaun Moskalik

Johnston

Howard Kalleward

Katie Miller

Art Nemitz

Karen Tudor

Jack Wattles

Sally Williams

Laura M.

Angela Mammel

Delaney McKenzie

Benjamin McVay

AnnMarie Miller

Stacy

Stefani

Stacey

Kathryn M.

Elaine

David Kyhn

Christopher Lewis

Lewis

Tessitura

Jacob Miller

Phillip A. Miller

Jacob Myny

Sarah Pressley

Manager

Carl Roberts

Jane Schuster

Maddy Tessmer

Social Media Coordinator

George Townsend

Jared Watson

Design Intern

Lighting Designer

Design Intern

of Education

Direction Intern

Director

Sound Designer

Supervisor

Director

Design Intern

Design